Abstract
Deoxygenation of alcohols is an important tool in the repertoire of defunctionalization methods in modern synthetic chemistry. We report the base-metal-catalyzed direct deoxygenation of benzylic and aliphatic primary alcohols via oxidative dehydrogenation/Wolff-Kishner reduction. The reaction is catalyzed by a well-defined PNP pincer complex of Earth-abundant manganese, evolving H2, N2, and water as the only byproducts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4462-4466 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ACS Catalysis |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 7 2017 |
Keywords
- alcohols
- deoxygenation
- homogeneous catalysis
- manganese complex
- pincer complexes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis